more perfection
I've been thinking more about perfection, so here's some more ramblings on that topic, looking at it from a slightly different perspective.
I've been thinking some more about perfection after reading some people's comments about my previous ramblings. I also came across a very interesting thought in the book I just finished, Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchett. It says, "Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment." This made me think about it even more. So, I was thinking that since everyone has different experiences and different perspectives on perfection, that maybe while it isn't possible to have a perfect world, it could be possible to have perfect moments. Basically while life isn't perfect, and never could be, most people have moments where they are completely at peace with themselves and the world, and to them those would be perfect moments. You're going to have bad things happen in your life sooner or later because that is unavoidable, but chances are you will also have "perfect" moments. Even with the bad stuff it's possible to attain happiness.
Also looking at perfection as a paradox, a perfect world would be dull and boring, but since it was perfect, there would be no boredom. I see this as a sign of brainwashing. So basically, if you had a perfect world, it would only seem perfect on the exterior. On the interior it would just be a society of brainwashed zombies, which is hardly perfect. Again, a paradox.
So, after much thought, I must conclude that while individual moments of perfection and pure joy may be possible, having a perfect world with everything perfect all the time is impossible.
just rambling cause I'm bored, so you know, it might not make much sense. I don't tend to explain my thoughts very well.
I've been thinking some more about perfection after reading some people's comments about my previous ramblings. I also came across a very interesting thought in the book I just finished, Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchett. It says, "Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment." This made me think about it even more. So, I was thinking that since everyone has different experiences and different perspectives on perfection, that maybe while it isn't possible to have a perfect world, it could be possible to have perfect moments. Basically while life isn't perfect, and never could be, most people have moments where they are completely at peace with themselves and the world, and to them those would be perfect moments. You're going to have bad things happen in your life sooner or later because that is unavoidable, but chances are you will also have "perfect" moments. Even with the bad stuff it's possible to attain happiness.
Also looking at perfection as a paradox, a perfect world would be dull and boring, but since it was perfect, there would be no boredom. I see this as a sign of brainwashing. So basically, if you had a perfect world, it would only seem perfect on the exterior. On the interior it would just be a society of brainwashed zombies, which is hardly perfect. Again, a paradox.
So, after much thought, I must conclude that while individual moments of perfection and pure joy may be possible, having a perfect world with everything perfect all the time is impossible.
just rambling cause I'm bored, so you know, it might not make much sense. I don't tend to explain my thoughts very well.